Table payment system and table payment method

Abstract

The table payment system comprises a parent terminal, a plurality of child terminals capable of wirelessly communicating with the parent terminal in a power saving manner, a plurality of information storage media installed on a table together with the child terminal, and a management server capable of communicating with the parent terminal and user terminal via a network and comprising a storage device. Each of sets of the child terminal and the information storage medium a is installed on each of the plurality of tables. The management server stores management information in the storage device, the management information including multiple pieces of correspondence information in which child terminal identification information, information storage medium identification information, related information are associated with each other. The management server is capable of changing an association of the correspondence information.

1 . A table payment system comprising:
 a parent terminal;   a plurality of child terminals capable of wirelessly communicating with the parent terminal in a power saving manner;   a plurality of information storage media installed on a table together with the child terminal; and   a management server capable of communicating with the parent terminal and a user terminal via a network, the management server comprising a storage device,   wherein,   the management server stores management information in the storage device, the management information including multiple pieces of correspondence information in which child terminal identification information for identifying the child terminal, information storage medium identification information for identifying the information storage medium installed on the table together with the child unit, and related information that is information related to the child terminal and the information storage medium are associated with each other; and   the management server is capable of changing an association of the correspondence information.   
     
     
         2 . The table payment system according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein,   the management server receives:
 information transmitted from the child terminal via the parent terminal based on operation of the child terminal by the customer; and 
 information transmitted from the user terminal based on reading operation of the information storage medium by the user terminal of the customer; and 
   performs, using the received information, a process for receiving a service at the table where the customer is seated, and a process for making a payment for the service received by the customer at the table.   
     
     
         3 . The table payment system according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein,   the related information includes table identification information indicating the table where the child terminal and the information storage medium are installed; and   the management server changes, when the table in which a set of the child terminal and the information storage medium is installed is changed, the table identification information associated with the child terminal identification information and the information storage medium identification information to the table identification information indicating the changed table, in accordance with an instruction input to the management server.   
     
     
         4 . The table payment system according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein,   the related information includes store identification information indicating a store where the plurality of the child terminals and the plurality of the information storage media are installed; and   the management server changes, when the store in which the set of the child terminals and the information storage media are installed is changed, the store identification information associated with the child terminal identification information and the information storage medium identification information to the store identification information indicating the changed store, in accordance with an instruction input to the management server.   
     
     
         5 . The table payment system according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein,   the related information includes restaurant operator information indicating a restaurant operator that operates a store where the plurality of the child terminals and the plurality of the information storage media are installed; and   the management server changes, when the store where the restraint operator operates is changed, the restaurant operator identification information associated with the child terminal identification information and the information storage medium identification information to the restaurant operator identification information indicating the changed restaurant operator in accordance with an instruction input to the management server.   
     
     
         6 . The table payment system according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein,   the parent terminal receives the child terminal identification information from the child terminal to send the received child terminal identification information to the management server; and   the management server receives the child terminal identification information from the parent terminal, receives the information storage medium identification information that the user terminal reads from the information storage medium by communication from the user terminal, and specifies the related information associated with the received child terminal information and the information storage medium identification information based on the management information.   
     
     
         7 . The table payment system according to  claim 3 , further comprising a terminal with display that is communicably connected to the parent terminal and has a display capable of displaying images,
 wherein,   the child terminal includes an operation device;   the child terminal transmits the child terminal identification information to the parent terminal when a customer enters the store, sits at the table at which the child terminal is installed, and operates the operation device of the child terminal;   the parent terminal transmits, when receiving the child terminal identification information, the child terminal identification information to the management server;   the management server receives the child terminal identification information from the parent terminal, receives the information storage medium identification information read by the user terminal from the information storage medium through communication from the user terminal, and transmits, when the management server is able to specify the table identification information associated with the received child terminal identification information and the received information storage medium identification information based on the management information, the specified table identification information and the child terminal identification information to the user terminal and the parent terminal;   the parent terminal transmits a guidance command to the child terminal indicated by the child terminal identification information and transmits the specified table identification information received from the management server to the terminal with display; and   the terminal with display displays on the display information indicating that the customer is present at the table indicated by the table identification information.   
     
     
         8 . The table payment system according to  claim 1 , further comprising a terminal with display that is communicably connected to the parent terminal and has a display capable of displaying images,
 wherein,   the child terminal includes an operation device;   the related information includes table identification information indicating the table where the child terminal and the information storage medium, store identification information indicating a store where the plurality of the child terminals and the plurality of the information storage media are installed, and restaurant operator information indicating a restaurant operator that operates the store where the plurality of the child terminals and the plurality of the information storage media are installed;   the child terminal transmits, when the customer who has received a service at the table where the child terminal is installed operates the operation device of the child terminal, the child terminal identification information and a payment request to the parent terminal;   the parent terminal transmits, when receiving the child terminal identification information and the payment request, the child terminal identification information and the payment request to the management server;   the management server makes, when the management server is able to specify the table identification information, the store identification information, and the restaurant operator identification information associated with the received child terminal identification information and the received information storage medium identification information based on the management information, an authorization request to a settlement service provider server, receives an authorization result from the settlement service provider server, and transmits the authorization result, the identified table identification information, and the identified child terminal identification information to the parent terminal;   the parent terminal transmits information indicating completion of the payment and a guidance command to the child terminal indicated by the child terminal identification information based on the authorization result, and transmits the specified table identification information received from the management server to the terminal with display; and   the terminal with display displays on the display information indicating that the payment for the table identified by the table identification information has been completed.   
     
     
         9 . The table payment system according to  claim 1 , further comprising a terminal with display that is communicably connected to the parent terminal and has a display a display capable of displaying images,
 wherein,   the parent terminal receives the child terminal identification information from the child terminal and transmits the received child terminal identification information to the management server;   the management server receives the child terminal identification information from the parent terminal and receives the information storage medium identification information read by the user terminal from the information storage medium through communication from the user terminal;   the management server transmits, when the correspondence information associated with the received child terminal identification information and the received information storage medium identification information is not present, a warning that the information storage medium and the child terminal are not properly installed to the parent terminal; and   the terminal with display displays on the display the warning that the information storage medium and the child terminal are not properly installed.   
     
     
         10 . The table payment system according to  claim 1 , further comprising a terminal with display that is communicably connected to the parent terminal and has a display capable of displaying images,
 wherein,   the parent terminal receives the child terminal identification information from the child terminal and transmits the received child terminal identification information to the management server;   the management server receives the child terminal identification information from the parent terminal and receives the information storage medium identification information read by the user terminal from the information storage medium through communication from the user terminal;   the management server transmits, when checking correspondence between the received child terminal identification information and the information storage medium identification information, and determining that the check fails, a warning that the information storage medium and the child terminal are not properly installed to the parent device; and   the terminal with display displays on the display the warning that the information storage medium and the child unit are improperly installed.   
     
     
         11 . A table payment method executed by:
 a parent terminal;   a plurality of child terminals capable of wirelessly communicating with the parent terminal in a power saving manner;   a plurality of information storage media installed on a table together with the child terminal; and   a management server capable of communicating with the parent terminal and a user terminal via a network, the management server comprising a storage device,   the table payment method including storing management information in the storage device by the management server, the management information including multiple pieces of correspondence information in which child terminal identification information for identifying the child terminal, information storage medium identification information for identifying the information storage medium installed on the table together with the child unit, and related information that is information related to the child terminal and the information storage medium are associated with each other, an association of the correspondence information being capable of being changed by the management server.